Scale



June 1,1926. 1,586,747

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L. JAENICH EN June 1 1926.

SCALE Filed July "7. 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet A TORNEY.

Patented June 1, 1926.

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LOUIS JAENICHEN, F DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIG-N'GB TO THE STANDARD COMPUTING SCALE COMPANY, OF vQDZEJ'JIROII, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN. v

SCALE.

, Application filed July 7,

This invention relates tothat type of scale in which the loads are resisted by springs and in which the relative distances through which the load receivers move are indicated by proper charts and pointers or wires, the springs being connected to the load supporting members of the scales and to normally stationary supports, and the object of this invention is to provide adjustable supports for the normally stationary ends of the springs so that proper adjustments may be made for .tare and so that the indicators will show'the tare and the net weights of the bodies on the load receivers. This invention consists, in combination with scale springs and a support therefor, of means for shifting this support to vary the initial position of the springs, andv of an indicatorwhereby this movement of the support may be made known.

It also consists in the details of construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings and particularly pointed out in the claims. I

In the drawings, Fig. 1 is an elevation of a spring scale embodying my present invention. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the upper part thereof with a portion of the pedestal and of the side plates broken away to disclose the mechanism therein. Fig. 3 is a plan of a portion of this mechanism. Figs. 4 to 7 inclusive are details of thespring-support elevating mechanism and the indicator which may be connected thereto, Figs. 4 and 5 being sections on the lines H and 55 of Fig. 3. Fig. Sis an elevation of another type of indicator. Fig. 9 is a section on the line 9'9 of Fig. 8. Fig. is a detail of this indicator, the top being broken away to disclose the brakeshoe. Fig. llis an'elevation' of this improved tare compensating'and'indicating mechanism. Fig. 12 is a section of the lower end thereof. Fig. 13 is a perspective otthe lower endof a guide tube. Fig.

H 14 is an elevation ofa support and adjusting screw.

Similar reference numeralsreferto like parts throughout the several views.

"Bulk "goods "such as n'ails an'd 1 many groceriTes are often weighed in scale jpa'n's 'or scoops and even-balance scales-are usually provided with a counterweight or poise for sue-1r im- 1921, Serial No. 482,948.

inside ofthe pedestal 3, near its too, guides a tube 6 in which a rod 7 is vertically slidable. This rod has a horizontal plate 8 near its; upper end 9, which is conical, and on this pointed end is mounted a cross bar 10 which carries the bolts 11, by which the scale springs 12 are suspended. Rods 13 depending from the lower ends of the springs connectto the lever system, but as the'bolts l1, springs 12 and rods 13 are well known, no further showing is made. The novel features of this present device begin with the construction of the mechanism supporting the cross bar 10.

As indicated in Figs. 11 to 14 inclusive, the tube 6 has a notch 15 in its lower end so the tube may fit over the arm 16 of a bellcrank lever pivoted on the pin 17 carried by the bracket 18. The lower end of this bracket is threaded to receive the hollow screw 19'mou'nted in the front wall of the pedestal 3 by means of which the bracket is held in position. An adjustable screw 20 mountedv in the screw 19 engages the lower arm 22 ofthe bell, crank and by its position the height of the tube 6 is determined. As

the tube 6 is'elevated. or lowered by the screw 20 and the bell-crank lever 1622', the position'ot the. springs and the parts connected thereto are varied in order to properly position the weight indicator. It may therefore be termed a zero-setting device.

At the uppere'nd of the tube'6 and movable therewith is a bracket12-1 which carries a shaft 25 on wh-ich a team 26 is mounted. Thiseam suppforts the disk '8. the rod 7.. point 9,: cross bar l0. and'ithesprings 12. hen this clevi'ce is-des ed t'o'simply"takec'arre of th iscalepani z, my two positions icfthe ,neerlf-be considered, that "is, :when; the

Hill I ill tare is taken care of and the weight indicator will be at zero with an empty pan. lVhen no scale pan is used, the cam 26 is turned until the plate 8 rests on the low point 2.) oi? the cam (Fig. when the indicator will again be at Zero with an empty scale. the pedestal has a slot 30 through which the bracket 24: extends.

Scales are often built with side plates 33 attached to the upper ends oi. the pedestals, as indicated in Figs. 1, 2 and In such cases the tront and rear laces ot the top or head oi the pedestal may be apertured as indicated at l5, and the front side plate is termed with a slot 46 to permit the free movement of the front end of the bracket In order that proper indication may be made at t--.e opposite side ot the pedestal 2-}, an opening 31 may he made in the rear side plate 33, as shown in Fig. 6. A shaft :32 is pivoted in the front and back of the pedestal and a vane S t attached thereto, which vane has the words On and Off thereon positioned so that either may show through this opening 31. A small crank is mounted on the shaft 32 and an eccentric 36 is mounted on the shaft 25. The yoke 237 and link 38 connect this eccentric and cran arm in such a n'ianncr that the move meut of the pointer .28 is indicated by the words on the vane Where a greater range of tare deductions is desired, a graduated scale bar it) may be mounted on the bracket 24;, being provided with three arms i7, as indicated in Figs. 8 and f). The character of these gn'aduations will depend upon the sti'tiness oi' the springs and the throw of the cam 26, but the weight necessary to stretch the springs a distance equal to the throw of the cam may be indicated by the pointer 28 and the scale bar {to and may be divided and designated as desired. In order to hold the pointer at any desired point, a brake sioe is provided, mounted in the pointer Bid to engage the inner edge of the scale bar t0 under pressure of the spring i i. In this case the receptacle, whether plate or bowl, placed upon the platform and the pointer 28 is swung clockn o until the weight indicater is at Zero. It the graduations on the scale bar 40 are for pounds and ounces, a predetermined tare may be taken care of.

lhe details and proportions of this device may all be changed by skilled scale makers without departing from the spirit of my invention as set forth in the following claims.

I claim 1. In a scale, the combination of a load res ing spring mechanism and a supporttheielor, means to initially adjust said spring mechanism relative to the support, load receiving means adapted to receive a centaineand to communicate the load to said spring mechanism, an adjustable cam to move said support the distance the spring is stretched by the container, and means to retain said cam in its adjusted position.

In a scale, the combination of a load resisting spring mechanism and a support; therefor, means to initially adjust said spring mechanism relative to the support, load receiving means adapted to receive a container and to connnunicate the load to said spring mecluinisn'i, an adjustable cam to move said support the distance the spring is stretched by the container, means to retain said cam in its adjusted position, and means connected to the cam to indicate that the scoop or pan is olt' the load receiving means.

3. In a scale, the combination of load resisting springs, means to communicate the force of a load to the lower ends thereof, a cross bar and adjustable means to connect the upper end ot the springs thereto, a cam to elevate the cross bar, means to indicate the weight of the load on the scale and an independent indicator whereby the position of the cross bar may be determined.

4:. In a scale, the combination of a load resisting spring ll'lGGlltU'llSll'l means to communicate the force of a load to the lower end of the spring mechanism, a tube, a stem slidable therein, means connecting the upper end or the spring mechanism to said stem, a bracket at the upper end ot the tube, and means mounted on the bracket to change the height ot the stem.

In a scale, the combination 0]. a load resisting spring; mechanism, means to communicate the force of a load to the lower end or the spring mechanism, a tube, a stem slidable therein, means connecting the upper end of the spring mechanism to said stem, a bracket at the upper end of the tube, and means mounted on the bracket to change the heigliit ot the stem and embodying a shaft moui'ited in the bracket, a cam on the shaft and plate attached to the stem and resting; on the cam.

6. In a scale, the combination of a load resisting spring mechanism means to communicate the force of a load to the lower end of the spring mechanism, a tube, a stem slidable therein, means connecting the upper end of the spring mechanism to said stem. a bracket at the upper end of the tube, means mounted on the bracket to change the height of the stem, and means to initially position said tube.

T. In a scale, the combination of a load of the stem and embodying a. shaft mounted resisting spring mechanism means to comin the bracket, a cam on the shaft and a plate 10 inunicate the force of a load to the lower attached to the Stem and resting on the cam, end of the spring mechanism, a tube, a stem a pointer to turn the shaft, and a graduated slidable therein, means connecting the upper scale bar concentric with said shaft and end of the spring mechanism to said stem, a over Which the pointer may be moved. bracket at the upper end of the tube, means mounted on the bracket to change the height LOUIS JAENICHEN. 

